The Joy of Sex - Alex Comfort

Sex is everywhere, there is no denying it. If it wasn't for sex, none of us would be here. So why is there such a stigma attached to the exploration and education of the most natural thing in the world? Alex Comfort's classic "Manual" goes where other fear to tread, right to the point…."The Joy of Sex" itself. There are three types of people in this world. Those that have read The Joy of Sex, those who haven't, and those who want to (but pretend they don't). It's one of those books that men casually glance at in book shops when they pretend to be looking for a book on football. Most women seem to know someone who has read it but haven't ...  Read the complete review

Although it is quite dated now, The Joy Of Sex is a fantastic book to have, whether you use it for it`s practical use or just for pure amusement. It is laid out like a dictionary of anything sexual, and is a really good read even if you`re not planning on using it as a sexual aid. The line drawings are highly amusing, not for their illicit content, but for the fact that the models in it are all hair and wearing flowery clothing. This is because the book was first written during the era of free love and flower power, when long hair was viewed as highly erotic. Because they are line drawings this makes the pictures seem very soft, so they are not pornographic but ...  Read the complete review

The author Alex Comfort who was born in 1920 started his writing life with poem and novels about the war. His most well known book was " The Joy of Sex" written in 1972 and even now the most talked about sex book. Hr wrote " More Joy of Sex" 1974 and the " The New Joy of Sex " in 1991, which warns about unprotected sex, HIV and AIDS. Alex Comfort was British born but in his height of his career he spent in a camp in California ,expressing his "free love" with his second wife and many of the camps residents. He reluctantly can back to England four years later because his wife "had enough". Comfort wrote "Joy of ...  Read the complete review